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Got some pleasant news a few days ago when I learned my large scale visual notes were being used as a magazine cover illustration.
The backstory:
My friends at ImageThink asked me to represent them by providing Graphic Recording at the March 2010 Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum in Philadelphia.
People at this event shared ideas for finding […]

I am delighted that I will be taking visual notes at the 2010 140 Characters Conference, as I did last year. Only this year, on the first day, I will be creating the notes on an iPad that award winning digital agency R/GA is sponsoring me with.
Since the conference is about the business […]

At this month’s VizThink, veteran public speaker, Jonny Goldstein (that’s me), will show you how to use visual thinking to create and deliver a powerful presentation. Afterward, we will head somewhere nearby for some food and drink.
YOU MUST RSVP BEFORE FRIDAY, NOON, SEPT 11, in order to attend the Monday, Sept 14, event. Otherwise you […]

Recently, I decided to combine my interests in teaching, media making, writing, and drawing to create a business where I make explanatory videos. Luckily for me, Le Lefever, of Common Craft, has documented his process of making explanatory videos in detail on the Common Craft blog.
Here’s the video that started it all for Common […]

1. Via the magic of the interwebs, I was able to get a new pair of prescription glasses with designer (that’s Gucci to you!) frames for a fraction of what it would have cost to get the most basic specs from an optician. The lenses were made in Pakistan. The lenses AND frames set me […]

I have decided to stop hiding my passion for visual facilitation under a rock—That’s why I have started VisualFacilitator.com. My definition of visual facilitation: helping solve problems in real time through drawing pictures.
I have been interested in visual facilitation way before I even heard the term. I got deep into Mind Mapping in the […]

Over at Indy Hall I sit next to the lead developer for the Mac application RipIt, a program which provides you a brain-dead easy way to back up and play your dvd’s at full quality on your computer. It’s nice to see them getting some recognition at blogs like The Unofficial Apple Weblog and Smoking […]

There are many ways to connect with potential customers. You can advertise anywhere from broadcast TV to Google AdWords; you can blog; you can hire a PR firm to get you coverage. But at the end of the day, you need to build trust. Nothing builds trust like face to face interaction. Unfortunately, you can’t […]

I am about to participate in a new media tour of Pittsburgh with other bloggers and DIY media makers. We have been invited by visitpittsburgh.com and PodCamp Pittsburgh. They invited us to check out some of the cool stuff that the Pittsburgh has to offer. I think inviting bloggers is a wise effort on the […]

(Copyright Frank Naif, used by permission)
Have you ever thought about writing a book? If you did, how would you promote it using social media? This week we will have author, Frank Naif, on the show and we are going to help him figure out how to get the word out about his new book: “Super […]